St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-10
BULLDOzING THEIR KING.
TIE Residents Of the Sandwich Islands
Are Making 1t Very Hot
Fer Kalakaaa.
The Dusky Monarch Forced to Dismiss
the Gibsen Ministry and Name
New One.
All the People of Honolulu Under Arms
and Lot of Ex-0fficials
in Jail.
The King Holds His Life and Job Only
by Sufferance---ReVolution
Probable.

eHip hdII pOSd, WHICH dIIlNCu lIo1l nus
tTalia this morning, having touched at
tie Hawaiian islands, brings the impOr-
tant information that the expected reVO-
luton in the Hawaiian kingdom has
actually occurred. The pOpulace organ
lied and demanded the downfall of the
ministry and the abdicatiOn of the king.
The residents of Honolulu and the sur
rounding country assumed the powers
of government. The volunteer military
forces Of the kingdom united with them.
As result the Gibson ministry
HAS FALLEN
and cabinet named by the people
headed by William NJ. Green has been
appointed. King kalakOua is permitted
To remain on the throne, although di-
vested of all present power, having ac-
ceded to the demand for a new cOnStitu-
tiOn and promised to abide by the Will
of the people. The king was thoroughly
alarmed and on July l called a meeting
of the American minister. British COM
missioner. French commissioner and
Portuguese commissioner, to whom he
offered to transfer pro TEN. the powers
vested in him as king. These officials
refused to accept the trust. but advised
the king to lose no time in forming
new constitution. which advice lie fol-
lowed. Walter NJ. Gibson and his SON
in-law, +. IL. HayZleden, are
under arrest. having been seized
by the civic troops when
attempting to escape. The pOpulace as
sumed control of affairs in the kingdom
on June p and were joined by the Hon
Olulu rifles and other hastily organized
military companies. Patrols were eS-
tablished throughout the city and
guards placed over the military armOry.
On the afternoon of June 80 a meeting
was held at the aTmOTy of the
HONOLULU RIFLES,
the meeting having been advertised by
posters in English. Hawaiian and Port
Uguese, and long before the hour of
meeting the approaches to the building
were thronged with all classes of peO-
pie. All the stores and shops had been
closed, and all the approaches to the
palace were barricaded, but the royal
troOpS made no sign of
meeting the volunteer troops.
Outside of the armOry the Honolulu
rifles were under arms. On the walls of
the armOry back Of the platform were
displayed the Hawaiian, American and
English flags. The meeting was adj
dressed in English and Hawaiian Ian
guageS, and resolutions were adopted
declaring as follows: The admins
tratiOn Of the Hawaiian government has
ceased. through corruption and incOm-
potency, adequately to perform its func-
tions and afford the protection TO person
and property rights for which all gov
ernments exist The meeting fOrmu-
lated the following demand OH the king:
First. that he shall at once, and uncOn-
diu0nally. dismiss his present cabinet
from office. and we ask that he shall
call some of these persons. namely
William l.. Greene. Henry WaterhouSe,
Godfrey Brown or Mark Z. Robinson to
assist him i'll selecting a new cabinet
which shall be committed to the policy
OF securing q new constitution. and that
Walter NJ. Gibson shall be dismissed
from each and every office
held by him under the govern
ment. The third and fourth demands
were that the king should make restitu-
ton for 81 ,000 of opium bribe money
and dismiss j. UniuS Kaal. register of
cOnveyanceS. who was implicated in the
bribery. The fifth was: That
we request specific pledges from
the king that he will not
further interfere, either directly or
indirectly. with the election of repreSen-
tatiyes and that he will not interfere OF
attempt to unduly influence legislation
or legislators" These demands were
turned over to
\ COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN,
who made their way to the palace and
submitted them to the king. The news
had already reached the palace and the
Gibson minority at once wrote out their
reSignationS. During the progress of
the mass meeting speeches were made
by all the prominent citizens, all of
whom openly declared that the king
must abdicate at once. or accede TO the
popular demand. Before the meeting
closed the fallen Minister Gibson sent Il
request for guardOf the Honolulu rifles
TO protect him at his residence against
mob Of native HaWaianS. On Friday.
July l. the steamship MaripOSa arrived
from Australia, bringing 200 stands OF
arms. addressed to Gibson. Minister"
These were seized by the peoples COM
mittee and stored in the armOry of the
Honolulu rifles. After comforting with
ther representatives of the foreign gov
ernmentS on July l. kalakaua formally
appointed William l.. Greene prime
minister and minister of foreign affairs.
who completed the cabinet as follows:
/. A.ThuTStOn, minister of the interior:
Godfrey Brown, minister of finance: G..
W. Ashford. attorney general The
surrender of King kalakaua to the de-
mands of the pOrulace was as complete
as the ignominy of his late ministry. In
response to the demands made upon
him he
REPLIED IN DETAIL.
His card is as follows: =
To the Honorable Gentlemen Composing
tie Committee of q Meeting OF SuD1ectS ana
Citizens, Gentlemen: III acknowledging the
receipt of the resolutions adopted at the mass
hold ar.f1.f arsA
by You. We are pleased TO convey through you
TO our loyal subjects. as well as to the citizens
Of Honolulu, our expressions of good VIII
and ouT qualification that our peOble have
taken the usual constitutional step III pre-
scutIng their grievances. To the first propc-
sition contained in the resolution passed by
the meeting whose action you represent. we
rCnIv that il has been substantially cOmplied
with 10y the formal resignation Of the minis
tn. which took place on the 2Sth of
June. and was accepted OH that date and
that we had already requested Hon. l.. W.
Greene to form 4 new cabinet on the day
succeeding the resignation Of the cabinet.
To the second proposition. we reply that
Waiter VI. Gibson has severed all connection
with the Hawaiian government by resigna-
tinu 70 tNe third prupOSitiOn. we replT that
we do not admit the truth of the matters
stated therein. but viii submit the whole
subject 20 our new cabinet. and viii gladly
net according 10 their advice. and will cause
restitution 10 he made by the parties found
r+nIv that at our command M. Kaal resigned
ihe office OF register of conveymccs or the
2Sih of juno. and his successor has beer
appointed.
10 The fifth proposition VIC reply that the
specific pledges required Of us are each sey-
ei1ll,y acceded to- We are pleased to assure
the members Of the committee and our loyal
subjects that we are. and shall at all Times
be. anxious and ready to cooperate with our
councillors and advisors, as well as with our